Improvement in meat-cutters



' J. 'An-T; MEAT-CUTTER.'

No.173,Z'01. Patented Feb. 8,1876..-

N. PETERS, FHOTO-LITHOGRAFH UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ADT, 0E yNEwAEIAvEN, AssIGNoE To BENJAMIN E. EOWLEE, 0E

' EAETEOED, CONNECTICUT.

|MPRvo'vl-:MENT |N MEATfcu-rTERs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 173,201, dated February 8, 1876; application filed otobergo, 1815. l l

This invention relatesto -an improvement l in apparatus for slicingV meat and other vmaterial, designed with special reference to slicing dried beef; and lit consists in the combination of mechanism, I.as/hereinafter specied, and recited in the claim.

A is the hopper or case, within which the meat to be sliced is arranged, and with a stationary or immovable bottom. B is a cutterbar, hung bya link, C, to a bearing, a, on the frame or hopper; this link is guided by a Segment, D. The other endof the cutter-bar is attached `to a crank-wheel, E, and so that by turning the said crank the cuttei-"will be drawn downward across the opening ot' the hopper, one end governed by the crank in a circular path, the` other in a segmental path by the link C, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. 2. On the cutter-bar a cutter, F, is arranged to slice the meat in its passage down,

across the mouth ofthe hopper and below its bottom. Within the hopper a follower, G, is arranged, so as tomove freely toward and from the mouth of the hopper. This follower has a nut, H, attached .to it, within which a leading-screw, I, works, and this screw is intermittently rotated by means of a pawl, d, working into a ratchet, e, asK` seen in Fig. 2, the ratchet worked by a connection, f, with the link C, so that at each ascent of the link C the screw will be given a partial rotation,

which will cause the follower G to advance to that extent toward the mouth of the hopper. The meat is placed in the hopper forward of thefollower, and is fed by the movement of the follower to the cutter, and so that each downward movement ofthe cutter a slice will be taken from the meat. To release the follower, so thatit maybe quickly adjusted in different positions, the nut H is made to open, as indicated in broken lines, and in the usual manner for such nuts.

Incutting meat in this manner itis diicult to hold it in the hopper in a proper position. To overcome this difficulty two pointed rods, L L, arepassed through a cross-bar, N, on the rear of the hopper, and so as to lie longitudinally near the bottom, as seen in Fig-2.

These are eachprovided with a handle, P, and pass through corresponding perforations inthe follower. These rods extend to or near the mouth of the hopper.

rlhese rods are withdrawn, and, afterthe meat is properly laid `in the hopper, so as to bear solidly upon the bottom, arepasscd through the meat and hold vit firmly infthat position. The follower, moving freely over the rods, presses the meat gradually off fromfthe y y.

rods until it is completely cut.

More of these rods may be employed, l it' necessary, or in some casesone only will serve the purpose.

I am aware of'Patent No. 161,510, and claim nothing therein contained as my invention.

I claimn l The combination of a hopper to receive the meat, a reciprocating knife to work across' the mouth of the hopper, a suitable feedfto move the meat in the hopper, and the rods Il, more Yor less in number, substantially as and for the p purpose specified.

Witnesses; 'v

J oEN E. EARLE, CLARA BRoUeEToN.

JOHN ADT; 

